Friday, July 27, 2007

Os Ipanemas - Os Ipanemas (1964)

I have been managing some hardware changes at Loronix and Murphy's Law seems to be around. Perhaps my fault. If something is working fine, don't change it. Anyway, it was a necessary change, nothing that you will see the impact; it was a simple change according with my financial possibilities.

This is one of several reasons to start the day reposting another true classic from the old times. People say that I'm a lucky guy and I'm starting to agree. I got this album for an unbelievable price, so cheap that I feel embarrassed to say here, which is something that makes me happy and I hope Loronixers also feel happy. Improvements are countless, from cover art scans, music and the availability of the new FLAC alternative, let's see.

This is Os Ipanemas - Os Ipanemas (1964), for Columbia, a unique and killer set of Bossa Jazz with Afro Influences, featuring the traditional bass and drums with the addition of Astor Silva trombone, Neco's guitar and Ruben Bassini percussion. Astor Silva is probably the leader of Os Ipanemas, which is a constellation of Brazilian musicians that recorded this first and only album for Columbia. Os Ipanemas were assembled 40 years later for another recordings and different formation, but never could reach what was done in this first 1964 release. Tracks include:

Personnel

Astor Silva
(trombone)
Marinho
(bass)
Wilson das Neves
(drums)
Rubens Bassini
(percussion)
Neco
(guitar)

Track List

01 - Consolação (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Nanã (Moacir Santos / Clóvis Mello)
03 - Se Chegou Assim (Othon Russo / Newton Ramalho)
04 - Kenya (Astor Silva / Rubens Bassini)
05 - Zulu's (Astor Silva / Neco)
06 - Clouds (Nuvens) (Durval Ferreira / Maurício Einhorn)
07 - Adriana (Roberto Menescal / Luis Fernando Freire)
08 - Garota de Ipanema (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
09 - Jangal (Rubens Bassini / Orlandivo)
10 - Berimbau (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
11 - Congo (Astor Silva / Wilson das Neves)
12 - Java (Astor Silva / Neco)